Assessing the viability of a Dynamic Food Procurement System in the Marches region
The CCRI, alongside our partners, are assessing the viability of establishing a Dynamic Food Procurement System in the Marches region.
Completed research projects
View completed research projects carried out by CCRI.
Flourishing Floodplains: Regenerative Farming
Working alongside the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust, this project explores farming on floodplains and seeks to make recommendations on how farmers can transition to more agroecological farming methods.
Optimal grazing management to enhance soil biodiversity and soil carbon in upland grassland
This project evolved as a farmer-led research initiative to address local evidence gaps identified by farmer partners in Powys wanting to enhance the long-term viability and sustainability of their farms.
Farmer engagement with landscape decision models
This project project focuses on farmers and farm advisors as key, yet often under researched, actors in the context of efforts to implement landscape solutions to the climate and biodiversity emergencies.
Co-designing long-term agreements for landscape recovery
Researchers at the CCRI have explored the potential of long-term agreements (30 years+) for achieving landscape recovery in lowland productive areas, including how a funding approach which blends both public and private funding may work.
Policies for Structural Adjustment in the Agro-Food Sector
Prof. Janet Dwyer and Dr Amr Khafagy contributed to strategic development work within the Trade and Agriculture Directorate of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Understanding farmer current & future attitudes to cattle and badger TB vaccination in Britain
Conducted in five case study areas across England and Wales, this project set out to build an understanding of farmers’ current and future willingness to vaccinate, or facilitate the vaccination of, cattle and badgers against bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) in Great Britain.
Management and Performance of AB14 Harvested Low Input Cereal Plots
This project aimed to develop an understanding of what AB14 plots are typically delivering in terms of outcomes for the natural environment and how agreement holders/land managers are managing their AB14 harvested low input cereal crops.
Natural England Monitoring & Evaluation Framework Research (2012-2025)
Since 2012, the CCRI has been involved in an on-going series of themed research projects aimed at supporting the development and implementation of Natural England’s agri-environment schemes.